President and Program Director, The Leighty Foundation
Jane Leighty Justis is the President of The Leighty Foundation, founded in Waterloo, Iowa by her father in 1985. For thirty-five years she has spearheaded their local and national initiatives to ensure that strategic volunteer engagement is embraced as a core strategy to meet rising community needs as well as affect systems change. The Foundation's vision is that effective utilization of volunteer energy will be recognized as a standard principle and best practice by funders and nonprofits alike. She is also a national speaker for family philanthropy and former board member of Women's Philanthropy Institute, National Center for Family Philanthropy, Exponent Philanthropy and Pikes Peak Community Foundation.